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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Farmer \Farm"er\, n. [Cf. F. fermier.] One who farms; as: a One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant. --Smart. b One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman. c One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege; as a farmer of the revenues. d (Mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown. {Farmer-general} [F. fermier-general], one to whom the right of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was farmed out under the former French monarchy, for a given sum paid down {Farmers' satin}, a light material of cotton and worsted, used for coat linings. --McElrath. {The king's farmer} (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out --Burrill. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: farmer n : a person who operates a farm [syn: {husbandman}, {granger}, {sodbuster}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Farmer, NC Zip code(s): 27203 Farmer, SD (town, FIPS 21060) Location: 43.72477 N, 97.68815 W Population (1990): 23 (12 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57311
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